Data Centre
HP announces its ProLiant Gen9 servers
Feeds and speeds of individual servers await later rollouts, but HP is promising three times the compute power of Gen8 servers, and a focus server strategy for the modern data centre.
Month: August 2014
Channel Programs
TrapX Security targets MSSPs with new global partner program
Trap-X has placed its TrapX Security Operation Center on the Google Cloud Platform, which allows partners to deploy entire secure SOCs and sensors quickly and inexpensively.
Channel Programs
VMware cuts partners in on ELAs, services
VMware says the company and its partners have to build closer customer relationships, outlines upcoming program changes to help partners make it happen.
Channel Programs
Nextivity opens Canadian channel to program to sell digital smart signal boosters
The company began working with resellers in the U.S. a year and a half ago, and in March 2014 a partner program was formalized in the U.S. That program has now been extended to Canada.
Cloud
Avaya, HP take huge step forward in partnership
The big gain for Avaya is that HP ES will greatly amplify the reach of Avaya Private Cloud Services, and they say the channel will have a significant role to play.
Channel Programs
Dell’s distribution push starting to pay off
Dell is seeing significant growth through distribution as it ramps up its activity with disties, including a return to working with Ingram Micro Canada.
Channel Programs
VMware adds $10B to expected TAM
VMware sees growth in cloud and end user computing, and tells partners it has to shift its sales motion as it becomes much more than a one-product company.
Storage
EMC adds RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
The biggest attraction for the channel here is likely to be its integration with VSPEX, when that is available in Q4.
Software
Scality adds VM storage capabilities to software-based, software-defined storage
Scality began by selling direct, but is evolving this year to a two-tier model, which they see as the key to their future.
Data Centre
VMware introduces first hyper-converged infrastructure
VMware works with hardware partners to introduce Evo:Rail, a “hyper-converged infrastucture” offering that aims to make hybrid IT easier for enterprises.